Albert smith



(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sl1eet 1 A. SMITH & H. W. WHITEHE-AD. GOMBING MACHINE.

No. 466,192. Patented Dec. 29, 1891.

(No Model.) 2 SheetsSheet 2,

A. SMITH 86 H. W. WHITEHEAD.

GOMBING MACHINE.

No. 466,192. Patented Dec. 29, 1891.

UNITED STATES PATENT O FIcE.

ALBERT SMITH, OF BRADFORD, AND HENRY WALTON WHITEHEAD, OF

LEEDS, ENGLAND.

COMBING-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 466,192, dated December 29, 1891,

Application filed June 23, 1891. Serial No. 397,230. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, ALBERT SMITH, residing at Bradford, and HENRY XVALTON WHITEHEAD, residing at Leeds, both in the county of York, England,v subjects of the Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, have invented certain Improvements in Oombing- Machines, of which the followingis a specification.

The object of our invention is to construct the driving mechanism of combing-machines in such a manner as to greatly reduce the liability of the machines executing inferior work, by reason of the frequent breakages of the slivers as they are fed to the machine on starting work in the morning when the combcircles are comparatively cold after standing all night or when commencing to comb a new lot of fiber--that is, on changing the machine from one class of fiber to comb anotherwhen by our invention the machine may be run below its usual speed until the comb-ciroles and feed-boxes become heated to the requisite temperature and the slivers leave the feed-balls easily, when the machine can be put to its maximum speed on moving the belt from one pulley to another.

The invention consists in the combination of devices hereinafter described and claimed, reference being made to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 represents an elevation of our 1mprovement, partlyin section, applied to the upper portion of a N obles combing-machine. All the other parts of the machine not shown are ordinary and do not constitute any part of our invention. Fig. 2 is a plan of the same; Fig. 3, a sectlon through line a b, Fig. 1; Fig. at, a section through line 0 d, Fig. 1; and Fig. 5, a plan showing a modified arrangement.

To the ordinary pillars A A of a Nobles combing-machine we secure brackets B B for supporting a counter-shaft 0, upon the center of which is mounted a loose pulley D. The pulley E is keyed on the counter-shaft O, as is also the spur-wheel F, whlch gears w th the spur-wheel G, of larger diameter, keyed on what is known as the top or driving shaft H of the machine. By this arrangement the top shaft H is driven at a slower rate than the counter-shaft 0. Therefore the other parts of the machine are driven by the bevelwheels W IV (shown by dotted lines) at a proportionate reduction in speed whenever the comb-circles and feed-boxes are below the required temperature, such as on beginning work in the morning or on commencing to comb a new lot of fiber. The pulley J'is prepared with a long boss projecting on one side for the reception of the spur-Wheel K, which is keyed thereon, and gears with the spurwheel L, of smaller diameter, keyed on the top shaft H, so that when the driving-belt M is on pulley J the top shaft H, and therefore all the other parts of the machine, will run at an increased speed.

In Fig. 5 a modification is shown by which we may also accomplish our object. According to this arrangement we place the three pulleys on the top shaft H of the machine, the center pulley D being loose on the shaft, the same as when mounted on counter-shaft C.

The pulley E is keyed on top shaft H, as is also'the spur-wheel F, which gears into the spur-wheel G, of larger diameter, keyed on the counter-shaft C, on which is also keyed another spur-wheel L, gearing with spur-wheel K, of larger diameter, mounted and keyed on the long boss of pulley J, which is also loose on top shaft H, so that on the belt M running on the center pulley D the machine is at rest; and when placed to run on the pulley E the top shaft H will rotate at the speed of said pulley E but when the belt is moved to run on the pulley J the speed of the top shaft H is increased bythe spur-wheels arranged in the manner described. Thus by these means the machine may be run at two different rates of speed, as may be required to suit the temperature of the comb-circles and feed-boxes, which, as is well known by those conversant, require to be at a temperature proportionate to the speed of the combing-machine.

What we claim as our invention is In a combing-machine, the combination,

with the top shaft having a pair of spurnames to this specification in the'presence of wheels of different diameters, of a countertwo subscribing witnesses.

shaft having a pair of spur-wheels of different ALBERT SMITH diameters en a iny the spur-wheels of the top 7 V 5 shaft, and n1? iiulieys D, E, and J, arranged HENRY WALTON WIHTEHEAD side by side, substantially as and for the pur \Vitnesses: pose described. J NO. GILL,

In testimony whereof We have signed our "WM. PREST. 

